Dhaka: Thirty-seven people have died with coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today.

The death toll now stands at 1,049 and the death rate at 1.34 percent, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of DGHS, said during a briefing.

Three thousand one hundred and eighty-seven people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.

The latest figures take the total number of infections in the country to 78,052.

A total of 15,772 samples were tested in 55 labs across the country in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima said.

Meanwhile, 848 COVID-19 patients have recovered since yesterday, taking the total number of recoveries to 16,747 and the recovery rate to 21.46 percent, the DGHS official added.

A total of 671 people were put under isolation in the last 24 hours, she added.

Among the deceased, 30 were male and seven female, she said adding that 20 were from Dhaka, seven from Chattogram, three from Sylhet, four from Rajshahi, two from Barishal and one was from Rangpur division.

Of them, two were between 31-40 years old, four within 41-50, eight within 51-60, 22 between 61-70 and one 71-80 years old, Dr Nasima also said.

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